Bill > SB336

Introduced Session

Current law provides that a federally licensed firearms dealer may not LRB-1276/1 CMH:klm 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 336 transfer a handgun after a sale until the dealer has performed a background check on the prospective transferee to determine if he or she is prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law. This bill generally prohibits any person from transferring any firearm, including the frame or receiver of a firearm, unless the transfer occurs through a federally licensed firearms dealer and involves a background check of the prospective transferee. Under the bill, the following are excepted from that prohibition: a transfer to a firearms dealer or to a law enforcement or armed services agency; a transfer of a firearm classified as antique; or a transfer that is by gift, bequest, or inheritance to a family member. A person who is convicted of violating the prohibition is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000, may be imprisoned for not more than nine months, and may not possess a firearm for a period of two years. Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

Committee Categories

Tim Carpenter (D)*,  Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D)*,  Dora Drake (D)*,  Jodi Habush Sinykin (D)*,  Dianne Hesselbein (D)*,  LaTonya Johnson (D)*,  Sarah Keyeski (D)*,  Chris Larson (D)*,  Brad Pfaff (D)*,  Melissa Ratcliff (D)*,  Kelda Roys (D)*,  Jeff Smith (D)*,  Mark Spreitzer (D)*,  Clint Anderson (D),  Deb Andraca (D),  Margaret Arney (D),  Mike Bare (D),  Jill Billings (D),  Brienne Brown (D),  Ryan Clancy (D),  Angelina Cruz (D),  Karen DeSanto (D),  Ben DeSmidt (D),  Steve Doyle (D),  Jodene Emerson (D),  Joan Fitzgerald (D),  Russell Goodwin (D),  Kalan Haywood (D),  Francesca Hong (D),  Andrew Hysell (D),  Alex Joers (D),  Tara Johnson (D),  Renuka Mayadev (D),  Vincent Miresse (D),  Supreme Moore Omokunde (D),  Greta Neubauer (D),  Lori Palmeri (D),  Pricilla Prado (D),  Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D),  Ann Roe (D),  Joe Sheehan (D),  Christine Sinicki (D),  Lee Snodgrass (D),  Ryan Spaude (D),  Angela Stroud (D),  Shelia Stubbs (D),  Lisa Subeck (D),  Sequanna Taylor (D),  Angelito Tenorio (D),  Randy Udell (D),  Robyn Vining (D), 

Fiscal estimate received (on 07/03/2025)

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